2021 Ashleigh Barty tennis season explained

Fullname:	Ashleigh Barty
Singlestitles:	5
Calendarprizemoney:	$3,945,182
Yearendsinglesranking:	No. 1
Australianopenresult:	QF
Frenchopenresult:	2R
Wimbledonresult:	W
Usopenresult:	3R
Wtachampionshipsresult:	A
Olympicsresult:	1R
Doublestitles:	1
Yearenddoublesranking:	No. 102
Australianopendoublesresult:	2R
Frenchopendoublesresult:	A
Wimbledondoublesresult:	A
Usopendoublesresult:	A
Wtachampionshipsdoublesresult:	DNQ
Olympicsdoublesresult:	QF
Injury:	Hip injury^[1]
Updated:	15 November 2021
Previous Season:	2019
Next Season:	2022

The 2021 Ashleigh Barty tennis season officially began on 1 February 2021 as the start of the 2021 WTA Tour. Ashleigh Barty entered the season as world number 1 player in singles after an 11-month hiatus following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020 WTA Tour.

All matches

Singles matches

Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
–	1R	Bye
1	2R	Ana Bogdan	93	Win	6–3, 6–3
2	3R		52	Win	6–0, 4–6, 6–3
3	QF	Shelby Rogers	60	Win	7–5, 2–6, [10–4]
–	SF		11	Walkover
4	W		15	Win (1)	7–6^(7–3), 6–4
5	1R	Danka Kovinić	82	Win	6–0, 6–0
6	2R		387	Win	6–1, 7–6^(9–7)
7	3R		32	Win	6–2, 6–4
8	4R	Shelby Rogers	57	Win	6–3, 6–4
9	QF		27	Loss	6–1, 3–6, 2–6
–	1R	Bye
10	2R	Danielle Collins	37	Loss	3–6, 4–6
–	1R	Bye
11	2R	Kristína Kučová	149	Win	6–3, 4–6, 7–5
12	3R	Jeļena Ostapenko	54	Win	6–3, 6–2
13	4R		15	Win	6–1, 1–6, 6–2
14	QF		8	Win	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3
15	SF		5	Win	6–3, 6–3
16	W		9	Win (2)	6–3, 4–0 retired
–	1R	Bye
17	2R	Misaki Doi	82	Win	6–1, 6–2
18	3R	Shelby Rogers	52	Win	7–6^(7–3), 4–6, 6–4
19	QF	Paula Badosa	71	Loss	4–6, 3–6
–	1R	Bye
20	2R	Laura Siegemund	58	Win	6–0, 7–5
21	QF		9	Win	2–6, 6–1, 7–5
22	SF		5	Win	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2
23	W		7	Win (3)	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
24	1R	Shelby Rogers	43	Win	6–2, 6–1
25	2R	Tamara Zidanšek	80	Win	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
26	3R		17	Win	7–5, 6–4
27	QF		12	Win	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
28	SF		62	Win	6–4, 6–3
29	F		7	Loss (1)	0–6, 6–3, 4–6
–	1R	Bye
30	2R		665	Win	6–4, 6–1
31	3R	Veronika Kudermetova	28	Win	6–3, 6–3
32	QF		35	Loss	6–4, 2–1 retired
33	1R	Bernarda Pera	70	Win	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
34	2R	Magda Linette	45	Loss	1–6, 2–2 retired
35	1R		138	Win	6–1, 6–7^(1–7), 6–1
36	2R	Anna Blinkova	89	Win	6–4, 6–3
37	3R	Kateřina Siniaková	64	Win	6–3, 7–5
38	4R		17	Win	7–5, 6–3
39	QF	Ajla Tomljanović	75	Win	6–1, 6–3
40	SF		28	Win	6–3, 7–6^(7–3)
41	W		13	Win (4)	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
42	1R	Sara Sorribes Tormo	47	Loss	4–6, 3–6
–	1R	Bye
43	2R		67	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–3)
44	3R		14	Win	6–0, 6–2
45	QF		10	Win	6–2, 6–4
46	SF	Angelique Kerber	22	Win	6–2, 7–5
47	W		76	Win (5)	6–3, 6–1
48	1R	Vera Zvonareva	101	Win	6–1, 7–6^(9–7)
49	2R	Clara Tauson	77	Win	6–1, 7–5
50	3R	Shelby Rogers	43	Loss	2–6, 6–1, 6–7^(5–7)

Doubles matches

Match	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
1	1R	Sharon Fichman / Giuliana Olmos	57 / 60	Win	7–6^(7–2), 6–1
2	2R	Christina McHale / Ons Jabeur	133 / 218	Win	6–2, 6–3
3	QF		11 / 12	Loss	5–7, 4–6
4	1R	Abbie Myers / Ivana Popovic	284 / 386	Win	6–2, 6–4
–	2R		5 / 6	Withdrew
5	1R	Sabrina Santamaria / Kaitlyn Christian	60 / 62	Win	6–3, 6–1
6	QF		9 / 38	Win	6–4, 6–3
7	SF	Wang Yafan / Vivian Heisen	76 / 188	Win	6–1, 7–5
8	W		16 / 24	Win (1)	6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
9	1R	Makoto Ninomiya / Nao Hibino	57 / 63	Win	6–1, 6–2
10	2R	Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan	17 / 46	Win	6–4, 6–4
11	QF		2 / 3	Loss	6–3, 4–6, [7–10]

Mixed doubles matches

Match	Round	Opponent	Combined Rank	Result	Score
1	1R	Nadia Podoroska / Horacio Zeballos	42	Win	6–1, 7–6^(7–3)
2	QF		23	Win	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
3	SF		25	Loss	7–5, 4–6, [11–13]
4	B	Nina Stojanović / Novak Djokovic	50	Walkover

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Previous points	New points	Outcome
1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021	Yarra Valley Classic	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Not held	0	470	Winner defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Semifinals	780	430	Quarterfinals lost to Karolína Muchová 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
22 February 2021 – 28 February 2021	Adelaide International	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Winner	470	1	Second round lost to Danielle Collins 3–6, 4–6
22 March 2021 – 4 April 2021	Miami Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Winner	1000	1000	Winner defeated Bianca Andreescu 6–3, 4–0 retired
5 April 2021 – 11 April 2021	Charleston Open	United States	WTA 500	Clay	Did not play	0	100	Quarterfinals lost to Paula Badosa 4–6, 3–6
19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Did not play	0	470	Winner defeated Aryna Sabalenka 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
26 April 2021 – 9 May 2021	Madrid Open	Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Quarterfinals	215	650	Final lost to Aryna Sabalenka 0–6, 6–3, 4–6
10 May 2021 – 16 May 2021	Italian Open	Italy	WTA 1000	Clay	Third round	105	190	Quarterfinals lost to Coco Gauff 6–4, 2–1 retired
31 May 2021 – 13 June 2021	French Open	France	Grand Slam	Clay	Winner	2000	70	Second round lost to Magda Linette 1–6, 2–2 retired
28 June 2021 – 12 July 2021	Wimbledon Championships	Great Britain	Grand Slam	Grass	Fourth round	240	2000	Winner defeated Karolína Plíšková 6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
24 July 2021 – 31 July 2021	Summer Olympics	Japan	Olympic Games	Hard	Did not play	0	0	First round lost to Sara Sorribes Tormo 4–6, 3–6
16 August 2021 – 22 August 2021	Cincinnati Open	United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Semifinals	350	900	Winner defeated Jil Teichmann 6–3, 6–1
30 August 2021 – 12 September 2021	US Open	United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Fourth round	240	130	Third round lost to Shelby Rogers 2–6, 6–1, 6–7^(5–7)
Total year-end points

Doubles schedule

Date	Tournament	Location	Category	Surface	Previous result	Previous points	New points	Outcome
1 February 2021 – 7 February 2021	Yarra Valley Classic	Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Not held	0	100	Quarterfinals lost to Nicole Melichar / Demi Schuurs 5–7, 4–6
8 February 2021 – 21 February 2021	Australian Open	Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Second round	70	70	Second round withdrew against Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka N/A
19 April 2021 – 25 April 2021	Stuttgart Open	Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Did not play	0	470	Winner defeated Desirae Krawczyk / Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
24 July 2021 – 1 August 2021	Summer Olympics	Japan	Olympic Games	Hard	Did not play	0	0	Quarterfinals lost to Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Total year-end points

Mixed doubles schedule

Yearly records

Top 10 wins

Singles

	Oppoent	Rank	Tournament	Surface	Round	Score
1.	Aryna Sabalenka	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 8	bgcolor=e9e9e9	Miami Open, United States	bgcolor=ccccff	Hard	bgcolor=ffebcd	Quarterfinals	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
2.	Elina Svitolina	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 5	bgcolor=e9e9e9	Miami Open, United States	bgcolor=ccccff	Hard	bgcolor=yellow	Semifinals	6–3, 6–3	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
3.	Bianca Andreescu	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 9	bgcolor=e9e9e9	Miami Open, United States	bgcolor=ccccff	Hard	bgcolor=lime	Final	6–3, 4–0 ret.	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
4.	Karolína Plíšková	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 9	bgcolor=d4f1c5	Stuttgart Open, Germany	bgcolor=ebc2af	Clay (i)	bgcolor=ffebcd	Quarterfinals	2–6, 6–1, 7–5	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
5.	Elina Svitolina	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 5	bgcolor=d4f1c5	Stuttgart Open, Germany	bgcolor=ebc2af	Clay (i)	bgcolor=yellow	Semifinals	4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–2	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
6.	Aryna Sabalenka	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 7	bgcolor=d4f1c5	Stuttgart Open, Germany	bgcolor=ebc2af	Clay (i)	bgcolor=lime	Final	3–6, 6–0, 6–3	bgcolor=lime	No. 1
7.	Barbora Krejčíková	bgcolor=eee8aa	No. 10	bgcolor=e9e9e9	Cincinnati Open, United States	bgcolor=ccccff	Hard	bgcolor=ffebcd	Quarterfinals	6–2, 6–4	bgcolor=lime	No. 1

Doubles

Finals

Singles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
WTA 1000 (2–1)
WTA 500 (2–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–1)
Indoor (1–0)

Result	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	Yarra Valley Classic, Australia	WTA 500	Hard	Garbiñe Muguruza	7–6^(7–3), 6–4
Win	Miami Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Bianca Andreescu	6–3, 4–0 ret.
Win	Stuttgart Open, Germany	WTA 500	Clay (i)	Aryna Sabalenka	3–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	Madrid Open, Spain	WTA 1000	Clay	Aryna Sabalenka	0–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grand Slam	Grass	Karolína Plíšková	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 6–3
Win	Cincinnati Open, United States	WTA 1000	Hard	Jil Teichmann	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
WTA Elite Trophy (0–0)
WTA 1000 (0–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–0)

Earnings

	Tournament	Singles Prize money	Doubles Prize money	Year-to-date
1.	Yarra Valley Classic	$50,000	$2,155	$52,155
2.	Australian Open	$359,899	$15,425	$427,479
3.	Adelaide International	$8,200	$0	$435,679
4.	Miami Open	$300,110	$0	$735,789
5.	Charleston Open	$12,670	$0	$748,459
6.	Stuttgart Open	$68,570	$12,615	$829,644
7.	Madrid Open	$233,467	$0	$1,063,111
8.	Italian Open	$41,500	$0	$1,104,611
9.	French Open	$99,124	$0	$1,203,735
10.	Wimbledon Championships	$2,306,227	$0	$3,509,962
11.	Cincinnati Open	$255,220	$0	$3,765,182
12.	US Open	$230,000	$0	$3,945,182
Total prize money^[2]		$3,914,987	$30,195	$3,945,182

Notes and References

News: Christian. Hartmann. Ash Barty retires injured during French Open second-round match against Magda Linette. ABC News. 3 June 2021. 11 July 2021.
Web site: WTA prize money leaders. Women's Tennis Association. 28 June 2021. 11 July 2021.